A meditation on Jesus’ last words from the cross is centered on “…today you will be with me in paradise” by Pastor Tom Flander Jr. will be part of tonight’s mid-week ecumenical Lenten series. 7:00 p.m. at Glen Reformed Church. Fellowship time with refreshments will follow. All are welcome.

If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

You are warmly invited to Ash Wednesday service, including the imposition of ashes, at the Fonda Reformed Church, Broadway in Fonda. The program begins at 7:00 p.m. and is presented by the Glen-Mohawk Council of Congregations, which includes Glen Reformed Church.

Everyone is encouraged to come, experience the fellowship of believers, listen to God’s Word, invite the Holy Spirit to come into your heart and receive the blessing of God’s greatest gift to you.

When God made a promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply you.” And thus Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the promise. 16 Human beings, of course, swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all dispute. In the same way, when God desired to show even more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it by an oath, so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God would prove false, we who have taken refuge might be strongly encouraged to seize the hope set before us. We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain, 20 where Jesus, a forerunner on our behalf, has entered, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

A Psalm of Asaph.

1 The mighty one, God the Lord,speaks and summons the earthfrom the rising of the sun to its setting.2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,God shines forth.

3 Our God comes and does not keep silence,before him is a devouring fire,and a mighty tempest all around him.4 He calls to the heavens aboveand to the earth, that he may judge his people:5 “Gather to me my faithful ones,who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!”6 The heavens declare his righteousness,for God himself is judge. Selah

Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, “This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!” Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more, but only Jesus.

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Upcoming Dates

Sunday,February 18, 9:00 a.m. Pastor Thomas J. Flander, Jr. will lead worship. The youth group will host a pot-luck brunch immediately following worship. A sledding party will follow.

Wednesday, February 21, 7:00 p.m. Mid-Week Lenten Program, "Today you will be with me in paradise" based on "Final Words" by Adam Hamilton, Glen Reformed Church

Saturday, February 24, 4:00-7:00 p.m. Annual Soup Sampler Fundraiser co-sponsored by Glen Reformed Church and the Town of Glen Volunteer Fire Dept. held at the Firehouse, Auriesville Road in Glen. Proceeds to support the Breast Cancer Treatment Personal Care Bags by Amy Karas in connection with NY Oncology Hematology in Amsterdam. Snowdate: Sunday, Feb. 25, same time & location.